Windshield-cleaner



A. F. GILLET. WINDSHIELD'CLEANER. APPLmATlaN FILED nec. 22. 1919.

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Patented June 29, 1920.

A. F. GILLET.

WINDSHIELD CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED DEc.22. |919.

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WINDS'HIELnCLEANEB.

. Application ined December 2'2, 1919.-v seriai No. 346,689.

Omaha, in the countyof Douglas, and `State oifllebraska-7 haveinventedcertain new and useful lmprovements in lindshield-Cleanf ers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The Present inventionrelates to cleaners' for windshields and thelike,'and has for an object to provide a cleaner of this type which maybe'easily and quickly attached -to and removed from a` windshield; whichwill -provide the required pressure of the wipers 'on 4the glass or paneof the windshield to remove accumulations 4of dirt, rain,.rnois ture,frost and snow.; which provides an easy means for manual operation; andto `provide a cleaner which operates upon both sides or' the pane orglass at the same time.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cleaner' composedi'ofrelatively fewl parts which may be economically pressed or formed fromsheet steel, and which is constructed to p rovide the desired pressureby use of relatively `light springs; and to provide a cleaner which whennot in use will not be in the way, and will not impair vision through`the glass. i The above, and various other objects vand advantages ofthis invention, vwill in part be described, and"l in part be understood,from the following detailed description of the present preferredembodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wind shield cleanerconstructed according to the present invention, and as applied to awindshield, the latter being shown in section.

Fig. 2 .is an edge elevation of the cleaner as applied tothe windshield,afragmentary view voit the latter being shown.

Fig. 3 is a section taken longitudinally through the cleaner on the line3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 41 is a similar view takenl on theline 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail end view of oneof the wipers employed, and- Fig. f6is a detail .top plan View of the guide of the cleaner.

Referring to the drawings bynur'nerals, and wherein like parts aredesidnated by similar numerals of reference throughout the severalviews, 10 designates. the pane of Specification of ALetters Patent.V

Patented June 29, 192e.

a windshield which is incased in a marginal rame'll' in the usualmanner. The frame` 11,'be1ng of usual construction, .is substantiallycylindrical vin cross-section as it is formed tubular. f

-The'cleanerj comprises a runner or guide 12 of tubular constructionvandopenl at one sideand provided thereat with flaring edges f or flanges 13adapted to snaporfengage over the tubular frame 11 for seating therunner or guide 12 on the frame and allowing the guide to slide upon theframe. The guide 12 is provided with a pair of transversely` spacedapart' ears 14 preferably'stam ed up from the body of the runner and-perorated to receivetherethrougha' transverse rod 15. The rod 15 carries ayokelwhich is adaptedv to straddle `the guide-ory runner l2 and 4whichis suitably perforated` for receiving the end portions. of the rod'ltherethrough.

They yoke 16 has relativelylong arms adapted to extend down ati oppositesidesM ofthe windshield andis preferably of channel construction andprovided at each free end with a Apair of outturnedj lugs 17 formingpivotal supports for levers 18 whichlare connected between thek pairs.of-'lugs by pins '19.

Each lever 18 is preferably of channel construction with a circularenlargement 20 at one end forming a cup into which is seated one end ofa spring 21 which bears at vits other end in the channel, and a ainstthe yoke 16 and about the lrod l5. he rod 15 not only connects the guideand yoke to each other, but alsol serves as a guide for the spring 21 tohold it in proper alinement with the end of the 1ever18. The other endof the lever is relativel 'long and is offset inwardly beneath the lyo e16, and is of sufficient length for connection near its free 4end by apin 22 with the intermediate portion of a wiper 23. The wiper 23 ispivotally su ported on the pin 22 at a'polnt preferably midway betweenthe ends of the wiper so that pressure of spring 21 may be evenlydistributed upon opposite ends of the Wiper through the intermediateconnection described. By this construction the spring 21 ma berelatively. weak ascthe' distribu` tion o the pressure is such that butalight pressure is required. Y

Each lever 18 is so constructed and mount- Y ed, and each is providedwith va wiper 23, the wipers being arranged op osite each other andadapted to bear even y anduni` the formly throughout their lengthagainst the oppositev sides of the pane 10 of the windshield.

Each wiper is preferably of channel construction and provided with astrip 24 of felt, rubber or other suitable material ,for contact withthe -pane or glass to clear the same. a l

The yoke 16 serves the pressure on the levers as a means to equalize 18andas a ready means for handling the device in vsliding the guideorrunner 12 along the frame 11. The pins'22 which connect the levers 18 tothe wipers are preferably in the form of cotter pins which maybe readilydetached from levers tol facilitate the positioning'and i removal of thecleaner with respect to'the windshield. j fBy the arrangement ofthe'levers I18 the required pressure is placed upon the wipers 23 andthe vsprings 21 maybe relatively small so that while the requiredcleaning acti'onis obtained, the device may be-freely slid'along'theframe 11 of the windshield and the device may be easily removed andpositioned-with respect to the windshield.

All of the. parts ofl the device may'be constructed of pressed steelwith the excep-4 tion voj the rubbing member or squeegee 24. It is ofcourse understood that Vthe abovespecifically described embodiment' ofthis inventionmay ybe changed or rmodified lin construction and designwithoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention,l suc changesandmodifications being restricted onlv bythe scope in the following claims.

at is claimed is v A windshield cleaner comprising a a windshield, ayoke carried by the guide,

levers mounted on the yoke, s rings be tween the `levers and the yoke orurging `the inner ends of said yoke,

fluide adapted to engage over the `edge 'of the levers lagainst lthewindshield, land Awipers carried bythe levers.

2. In a windshield, (a runnerradapted to engage over the edge of awindshield, a iyoke carried by the runner and having arms eX- tendingover the opposite sides of the windshield, levers pivoted between theirends to wipers carried by the levers beyond the yoke, and springsbetween the levers and the oke Jfor urging the wipers against theA windsield.

3. In a windshield cleaner, a yoke, a runner carried in the yoke forengagement over the edge of a windshield .to hold the yoke thereover,spring pressed levers lmounted upon the free'ends of the yoke, andwipersdetachably and pivotally mountedvupon the freefends of. the levers. Y

' 4. A windshield cleaner comprising a runner adapted to be slidablyengaged over the edge lof a windshield, a rod carried transverselyacross the runner, a yoke mounted upon the ends of the rod to projectbeyond the edge of the windshield, the extremities of thev rodprojecting beyond the sides of the yoke, levers pivoted to-'the freeends of the yoke, springs arranged about the eX- tremities of the rodand bearing at theirinner ends against thefyoke and at their .outer

